The Aston Martin DB2 Drophead Coupé is a rear wheel drive motor vehicle, with the engine positioned in the front, and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet bodyshell designed by Frank Feeley.
The 6 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 2.6 litres. In this application it provides power and torque figures of 105 bhp (106 PS/78 kW) at 5000 rpm and 169 Nm (125 lbft/17.2 kgm) at 3100 rpm respectively.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Quoted kerb weight is 1207 kg.
Maximum claimed speed is 177 km/h (110 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Frank Feeley | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2515 mm | 99 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1372 mm | 54 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1372 mm | 54 inches | |
| Length | 4128 mm | 162.5 inches | |
| Width | 1651 mm | 65 inches | |
| Height | 1359 mm | 53.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 216 mm | 8.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.64 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1207 kg | 2661 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 86.4 litres | 19 [22.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Aston Martin | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.6 litre 2580 cc (157.441 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 78 × 90 mm
3.07 × 3.54 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.87 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 106 PS (105 bhp) (78 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 169 Nm (125 ft·lb) (17.2 kgm) at 3100 rpm |
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| Specific output | 30.3 kW/litre 41.3 ps/litre 40.7 bhp/litre 0.67 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
65.5 Nm/litre
0.79 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 6.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 SU carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 823.1 kPa (119.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 430 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 9.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 12.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 177 km/h (110 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 88.2 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 64.87 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 86.99 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 15.42 kg/kW 25.75 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 5.75 x 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 5.75 x 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 305 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 305 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.77 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 49720 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 22.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1950 Aston Martin DB2 Drophead Coupé added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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